We are aware that some customers may have experienced difficulty accessing their Windows Live Hotmail accounts today. We’re actively investigating the cause and have taken the appropriate steps to remedy the situation as quickly as possible. Access has been restored to the majority of affected Window Live customers, and we expect access to any remaining affected accounts to be restored shortly.

If you ever have trouble with your Hotmail account, please check the Windows Live Solution Center for help.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and disruption this may have caused you.

- The Windows Live Hotmail team

Update, Oct 9, 2009: This outage has now been fully resolved. We apologize once again for the inconvenience caused by the outage yesterday.